New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday that recent sightings of small drones along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir appeared to be "defensive" in nature, aimed at probing Indian Army's preparedness.

The Indian Army Chief, however, asserted that that there are no gaps or laxities that could be exploited to infiltrate terrorists and that the head of Pakistan's military operations had been told to control these drone intrusions from Pakistan into India.

"About six drones were seen on January 10, and two to three were sighted on January 11 and 12. These drones were very small, flying with their lights on and not at very high altitudes," General Upendra Dwivedi said addressing the an...